WordPress plugin comparison
Nav Menu Roles vs SM Vertical Menu
At a glance
- Nav Menu Roles has more active installs: 70K+, against 300+ for SM Vertical Menu.
- On a typical day, Nav Menu Roles is downloaded about 734 times, SM Vertical Menu about 3.
- Nav Menu Roles is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 219 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
- Nav Menu Roles was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Nov 23, 2016 for SM Vertical Menu.
- Nav Menu Roles is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.0, against 4.8.34 for SM Vertical Menu.
- Nav Menu Roles has been around longer: since 2012, against 2016 for SM Vertical Menu.
Line by line
Nav Menu Roles leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Nav Menu Roles |  SM Vertical Menu |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #610 | #10,072 |
| Active installs | 70K+ | 300+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 35.4K | 60 |
| Rating | 4.9(219) | 3.7(3) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.0 | 4.8.34 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.28 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 12 days ago | 10 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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